MRI of the knee without contrast Cost in Mesa, AZ

Prices at 3 hospitals in Mesa, AZ, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $576 — 70% below the US median ($1,922), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Banner Baywood Medical Center	Mesa, AZ	$421	$1,071	★ 2/5	259 min	—
Banner Desert Medical Center	Mesa, AZ	$576	$1,071	★ 2/5	269 min	—
Banner Heart Hospital	Mesa, AZ	$609	$1,071	★ 2/5	—	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$2,379

Cash / self-pay

$576

Insurer-negotiated

$1,071

Medicare pays

$204

$452$602

Median cash $576 · Medicare $204 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $576 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($204). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($409).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,379 list price could save about $1,803 (76%).

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Doctors who perform this in Mesa

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Jeremy Child, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Mesa, AZ	284
Marvin Tam, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Mesa, AZ	209
Mari Schenk, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Mesa, AZ	179
Angela Fried, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Mesa, AZ	161
Penny Bowen, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Mesa, AZ	120
Laura Baron, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Mesa, AZ	120
Lewis Freed, DPM	Podiatry	Mesa, AZ	68
Douglas Griffin, DPM	Podiatry	Mesa, AZ	30
Todd Haddon, DPM	Podiatry	Mesa, AZ	26
Todd Gunzy, DPM	Podiatry	Mesa, AZ	11

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